Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

[.H.]

On 6/24/2019 at 7:29 AM, Chaircat Meow said:

Any updates on this? This thread just seemed to trail off ...

I am thinking of buying it myself.

Well, I think it is an interesting story, somewhat uniquely told, interesting setting/story and with the way it ended and the way the "sequels" are said to be being done makes it all that much more interesting and the book is flatly (to me) just plainly well written.

That said, I think there is some set of people who are going to find the story unappealing.  Maybe that is the narrative style, maybe that is the rather overt presence of homosexuality, maybe something else.  I don't think many people are going to admit to being "off-put" by that sexuality, but I think it if you look at the Amazon "reviews" you see this pretty plainly.

I'm anticipating the next in the series, hopefully we won't have to wait too many years.  The book is solidly "very good" to me and I'd recommend it.

[Chaircat Meow]

1 hour ago, .H. said:

Well, I think it is an interesting story, somewhat uniquely told, interesting setting/story and with the way it ended and the way the "sequels" are said to be being done makes it all that much more interesting and the book is flatly (to me) just plainly well written.

That said, I think there is some set of people who are going to find the story unappealing.  Maybe that is the narrative style, maybe that is the rather overt presence of homosexuality, maybe something else.  I don't think many people are going to admit to being "off-put" by that sexuality, but I think it if you look at the Amazon "reviews" you see this pretty plainly.

I'm anticipating the next in the series, hopefully we won't have to wait too many years.  The book is solidly "very good" to me and I'd recommend it.

Thanks for the feedback. I have actually gone ahead and bought it. I'm about 35% of the way through and I like it! So all good. 

I did see the reviews on Amazon and they were pretty mixed. 

I will be posting my thoughts in your other thread when I am finished.